Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. By the end of February 2007 and 2008. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force in each group
Immigrant background.
Region		 Februar 2007 Februar 2008
Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more Total 16- 29 years 30 years and more
  Absolute numbers Per cent Absolute numbers Per cent
Total 52 057 15 867 36 190 2.1 3.3 1.8 41 993 12 834 29 159 1.7 2.5 1.5
                         
Non-immigrant population 40 134 12 698 27 436 1.8 2.9 1.5 31 584 10 098 21 486 1.4 2.3 1.2
                         
Descendants1, total  361  270 91 3.4 3.6 2.9  317  225 92 2.6 2.6 2.6
Western-countries2 45 18 27 2.1 2.8 1.7 40 18 22 1.8 2.7 1.4
Non-western countries3  316  252 64 3.7 3.6 4.2  277  207 70 2.8 2.5 3.6
                         
First generation immigrants, total 11 562 2 899 8 663 5.9 7.0 5.6 10 092 2 511 7 581 4.5 5.1 4.3
Western-countries2 1 432  204 1 228 2.2 2.4 2.2 1 250  188 1 062 1.8 1.9 1.8
Non-western countries3 10 130 2 695 7 435 7.7 8.1 7.5 8 842 2 323 6 519 5.6 5.8 5.6
                         
Males, total 28 309 8 988 19 321 2.2 3.5 1.9 23 649 7 667 15 982 1.8 2.9 1.5
                         
Non-immigrant population 21 855 7 306 14 549 1.8 3.2 1.5 17 888 6 161 11 727 1.5 2.6 1.2
                         
Descendants1, total  192  144 48 3.3 3.6 2.8  169  127 42 2.5 2.7 2.1
Western-countries2 28 12 16 2.3 3.3 1.9 19 10 9 1.5 2.6 1.0
Non-western countries3  164  132 32 3.6 3.6 3.6  150  117 33 2.8 2.7 3.0
                         
First generation immigrants, total 6 262 1 538 4 724 5.8 6.9 5.5 5 592 1 379 4 213 4.4 5.1 4.2
Western-countries2  823  108  715 2.3 2.5 2.3  741 95  646 1.9 1.9 1.9
Non-western countries3 5 439 1 430 4 009 7.5 8.0 7.3 4 851 1 284 3 567 5.5 5.8 5.3
                         
Females, total 23 748 6 879 16 869 2.1 3.0 1.8 18 344 5 167 13 177 1.6 2.2 1.4
                         
Non-immigrant population 18 279 5 392 12 887 1.7 2.6 1.5 13 696 3 937 9 759 1.3 1.9 1.1
                         
Descendants1, total  169  126 43 3.5 3.6 3.1  148 98 50 2.6 2.4 3.2
Western-countries2 17 6 11 1.7 2.2 1.5 21 8 13 2.0 2.9 1.7
Non-western countries3  152  120 32 3.9 3.7 4.8  127 90 37 2.7 2.3 4.5
                         
First generation immigrants, total 5 300 1 361 3 939 6.1 7.0 5.8 4 500 1 132 3 368 4.6 5.1 4.5
Western-countries2  609 96  513 2.2 2.3 2.1  509 93  416 1.7 2.0 1.6
Non-western countries3 4 691 1 265 3 426 7.9 8.3 7.8 3 991 1 039 2 952 5.9 5.9 5.9
1  Norwegian born to foreign born parents.
2  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
3  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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